A small volume of lava cascading into the lake from above probably wouldn’t trigger one; this actually happened during Nyiragongo’s 2002 eruption, but no limnic eruption occurred.

Eruptions at either Nyamuragira or Nyiragongo can threaten nearby towns, including Sake and Goma. On Jan. 17, 2002, an eruption from Nyiragongo destroyed much of Goma, leaving 200,000 people homeless.

In 1938, a large fissure atop Nyamuragira allowed lava from its lake to drain, flowing all the way to Lake Kivu, several dozen miles south. More recently, the volcano has erupted, spewing lava in ...

QUICK FACTS. Where is it? Mount Nyamuragira and Mount Nyiragongo, Congo [-1.46079851, 29.22711414]What's in the photo? Infrared images of lava lakes that emerged during simultaneous volcanic eruptions ...

In 1986, a similar eruption at Lake Nyos, in Cameroon, killed more than 1,700 people in a matter of minutes. Additional eruptions are possible in Goma and in Lake Kivu, with little warning, Ndima ...

Mount Nyiragongo erupted in 1977 and again in 2002, when lava flows destroyed parts of Goma, killing 250 people and displacing 120,000 residents. In 2011 the nearby Nyamuragira volcano erupted.

In 1977, the lava lake at Nyiragongo drained catastrophically, sending the basaltic lava down the side of the volcano at nearly 100 km/hr (60 mph), killing 70 people.

Located near the equator in central Africa, the Nyamuragira and Nyiragongo volcanoes are often obscured from satellite view by clouds. But on February 9, 2015, clear skies afforded an unobstructed ...

In May 2021, Congo’s Mount Nyiragongo, one of the world’s most dangerous volcanoes, burst to life without warning. Lava erupted from fissures and flowed down the mountain toward cities below ...

Located near the equator in central Africa, the Nyamuragira and Nyiragongo volcanoes are often obscured from satellite view by clouds. But on February 9, 2015, clear skies afforded an unobstructed ...